On Monday 1 June 2026, a panel at Monash Business School discussed some strategies for making the teaching of law subjects taught as part of a business degree more climate conscious.
The panel opened with Dr Julia Dehm providing an introduction to the “Climate Conscious Lawyers” project, the importance of mainstreaming climate change in legal education and the open education resource Becoming a Climate Conscious Lawyer.
Elen Seymour (Monash) discussed some strategies that could be adopted to incorporated climate considerations in the teaching of tax law.
Francis Flanagan (UTS) discussed some strategies that could be adopted to incorporated climate considerations in the teaching of labour law.
Cristy Clark (Monash) discussed some strategies that could be adopted to incorporated climate considerations in the teaching of human rights law.
Christine Parker (MLS) discussed greenwashing and some strategies that could be adopted to incorporated climate considerations in the teaching of consumer law.
Sulette Lombard (Adelaide) discussed some strategies that could be adopted to incorporated climate considerations in the teaching of corporate insolvency law.
Anita Foerster (Monash) discussed some strategies that could be adopted to incorporated climate considerations in the teaching of company law.